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alessandrae83 · 09/06/2019 18:35

Girls:

Elaina
Evelyn
Grace
Luciana
Alyssa
Elizabeth
Olivia
Ariadne
Emiliana
Evangeline
Frances
Esther
Estelle
Alexandria
Dorothea
Lillian
Marlena
Marianne
Elsa
Genevieve
Helena

Boys:

Edward
Alexander
Theodore
Calvin
Raphael
Finley
Elijah
Isaac
Francis
Patrick
Michael
Alfred

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yikesanotherbooboo · 09/06/2019 18:40

For girls;
Frances
Helena
Esther
Marianne
Genevieve

For boys;
Edward
Raphael
Michael
Patrick

BlueMerchant · 09/06/2019 18:42

Like (in order)
GraceStar
EstherStar
GenevieveStar
Olivia
Helena
Elsa

Like (in order)
IsaacStar
Edward
Elijah

Really dislike Ariadne, Frances, Raphael, Patrick and Calvin.

BuildingQuote · 09/06/2019 18:45

I like Elsa and Alexander

Eleanor90 · 09/06/2019 18:51

Love these:

Ariadne
Esther
Dorothea
Marianne
Genevieve
Helena

Alexander
Theodore
Raphael
Isaac

Vivadita · 09/06/2019 18:51

Elaina- no
Evelyn- meh
Grace- so boring
Luciana- nice
Alyssa- no
Elizabeth - nice and classic but a bit dull
Olivia- another one?
Ariadne- no way
Emiliana- no way
Evangeline- love it!!
Frances- no
Esther- no
Estelle- not bad
Alexandria- love it
Dorothea - no. Prefer Dorothy
Lillian - no. Prefer Lily or Lilith
Marlena- ok
Marianne- love it
Elsa- LET IT GOOOOOO
Genevieve- love it
Helena- love it

Boys:

Edward- love it
Alexander- bit boring
Theodore- love it
Calvin- Klein?
Raphael- love it
Finley- no no no
Elijah - not sure
Isaac- dull as paint. I know at least 4 baby isaacs
Francis - wet blanket name
Patrick - love it
Michael- wet blanket name
Alfred- meh

For a girl, I’d go for Evangeline or Alexandria
For a boy, I’d go for Patrick, Theodore or Edward

Penny4Thoughts · 09/06/2019 18:53

If you say so..... Grin

Elaina - nice although think I prefer Elena
Evelyn - don’t like
Grace - don’t like
Luciana - really pretty
Alyssa - common vibe (sorry)
Elizabeth - it’s ok - Libby is cool
Olivia - really nice name
Ariadne - ok
Emiliana - never heard of this so no
Evangeline - dislike
Frances - it’s ok
Esther - Dislike
Estelle - prefer Stella
Alexandria - really nice
Dorothea - love
Lillian - nice
Marlena - can’t imagine on a child but ok
Marianne - dislike
Elsa - Frozen - I wouldn’t
Genevieve - ott
Helena - nice

Boys:

Edward - love Ned
Alexander - love
Theodore - love
Calvin - common sounding
Raphael - Quite nice
Finley - very common sounding
Elijah - ok
Isaac - ok
Francis - dislike
Patrick - dislike
Michael - very dated
Alfred - ok

Honeybee85 · 09/06/2019 18:55

Like :
Boys:
Hugo
Alexander
Matteo
Arthur

Girls:
Elena
Athena
Ariadne
Lily
Charlotte
Ophelia

Dislike:
Boys:
Johnny
Paul
Peter
Bruce
Romano
Shane
Girls:
Destiny
Tiffany
Jody
Debbie
Cindy

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 09/06/2019 19:05

To save being negative. I'll focus on the positives.. Out of your girls names I like.
Olivia. Elaina. Elizabeth. Elsa. Helena. Marlena. Frances.
I like Dorothy rather than Dorothea.

Out of your boys names I like.
Alexander. Finley. Elijah. Michael. Patrick.

diddlediddle · 09/06/2019 19:29

Girls:

Elaina - too much like Elaine which makes me think of a 56 yo dinner lady
Evelyn - far too common but is nice
Grace - far too common and boring
Luciana - seems too fussy but do like Lucy
Alyssa - meh
Elizabeth - meh
Olivia - far too common and boring. Olive is nice tho
Ariadne - no
Emiliana - too unnecessarily fussy
Evangeline - yes don't mind that, pretty
Frances - nice but maybe a bit plain. Good middle name
Esther - feels like an ugly name to me
Estelle - yes i like it and I also like Stella
Alexandria - again too fussy for me and I prefer Alexandra which is a beautiful underused classic name
Dorothea - ok
Lillian - ok
Marlena - very pretty
Marianne -seems old fashioned not in good way
Elsa - no
Genevieve - ok
Helena - yes

Boys:

Edward - yes
Alexander - yes
Theodore - popular
Calvin - Not at all
Raphael - yes if you look vaguely Italian
Finley - ok
Elijah - too biblical for me
Isaac - ok. Prefer Zachary
Francis - ok
Patrick - yes
Michael - ok
Alfred - ok

Peachbubble · 09/06/2019 19:57

I like Dorothea and Marlena, Finley and Elijah.

maimainomai · 09/06/2019 20:16

Elaina: ok.
Evelyn: not my kind of name.
Grace: boring but fine.
Luciana: how would you pronounce it? With a tsh sound? If so: yes.
Alyssa: I prefer Alisa.
Elizabeth: nice.
Olivia: very adorable.
Ariadne: nice.
Emiliana: there are sooo many girls names Emily, Emilia, Amelia etc imo. They sort of run into each other...
Evangeline: lovely. Even lovelier with an a.
Frances: it's OK.
Esther: nice, strong name.
Estelle: it's a bit too soft imo.
Alexandria: I love it!
Dorothea: beautiful.
Lillian: OK.
Marlena: nice. Marlene is also great.
Marianne: ok.
Elsa: let it go, let it gooooo
Genevieve: quite pretty.
Helena: I love it.

Boys:

Edward: nice.
Alexander: very nice.
Theodore: nice but super popular.
Calvin: nice. I'd probably assume that you're Protestant (which obviously isn't a bad thing).
Raphael: love it.
Finley: not my cup of tea.
Elijah: nice.
Isaac: great name!
Francis: ok.
Patrick: yes!!
Michael: nice.
Alfred: very nice.

AmyMaria2 · 09/06/2019 20:43

Olivia and Elijah.. I don't like any of the others

Idontwanttobeaman · 09/06/2019 20:44

Grace or Evangeline..Isaac or Elijah.

MikeUniformMike · 09/06/2019 20:48

Elaina - like
Evelyn - don't like
Grace - like
Luciana- no
Alyssa - not sure
Elizabeth - like
Olivia - overused
Ariadne - no
Emiliana- no
Evangeline- no
Frances - yes
Esther - yes
Estelle- no
Alexandria- no
Dorothea - no
Lillian - no
Marlena- no
Marianne- no
Elsa - ok
Genevieve- no
Helena- yes

Boys:

Edward- yes
Alexander- yes
Theodore- no
Calvin- no
Raphael- no
Finley- overused
Elijah - no
Isaac - ok
Francis -ok
Patrick - ok
Michael - yes
Alfred- no

Honeyplop · 09/06/2019 21:48

Lots of lovely names! I like Elaina, Evelyn, Olivia, Evangeline, Frances and Helena from your girls list. I prefer Emilia to Emiliana. I think it's too frilly.

I like Edward, Alexander, Theodore, Elijah, Issac and Finley from your boys list.

SnowyAlpsandPeaks · 09/06/2019 21:59

Genevieve
Elijah

TheVanguardSix · 09/06/2019 22:02

Marlena for a girl.

I have aTheodore, so of course, I have to back my own horse. Grin

TheVanguardSix · 09/06/2019 22:03

Also, Marlena can be Mimi, which is lovely.

Tillygetsit · 09/06/2019 22:31

Really good names. My favourites are Marianne and Patrick. I've got a bit of a phobia about Evelyn. Really dont like it but that's just me.

monsieurmarius · 09/06/2019 23:20

Girls:

Elaina - no
Evelyn - no
Grace - lovely but I prefer it as a middle name
Luciana - love this!
Alyssa - no
Elizabeth - boring
Olivia - love this, don't care that it's popular!
Ariadne - no
Emiliana - never heard this before but lovely
Evangeline - quite nice
Frances - no
Esther - no
Estelle - no
Alexandria - lovely
Dorothea - no
Lillian - no
Marlena - no
Marianne - no
Elsa - sorry too frozen
Genevieve - my dog's name! Haha
Helena - quite nice

Boys:

Edward - love this!
Alexander - love this! I'm biased Wink
Theodore - no
Calvin - definitely not
Raphael - ok
Finley - ok
Elijah - no
Isaac - no
Francis - no
Patrick - yeah I like this
Michael - I see this as old fashioned!
Alfred - ok

Astronica · 10/06/2019 02:07

I like: Grace, Frances, Esther, Estelle, Alexandria (but prefer Alexandra), Dorothea, Lillian, Marianne, Genevieve, Helena. Favourites are Genevieve and Frances.
Really dislike: Elaina, Evelyn, Luciana (but like other Lucy names), Emiliana, Marlena. (Frilly names are just not my thing).

I like: Edward, Alexander, Theodore, Raphael, Patrick, Michael. Favourites are Raphael, Edward, Alexander and Theodore.
Really dislike: Calvin, Elijah.

mathanxiety · 10/06/2019 02:33

I like these:

Girls:
Evelyn
Elizabeth
Olivia
Ariadne
Frances
Esther
Estelle
Dorothea
Elsa
Helena

Boys:
Edward
Alexander
Theodore
Raphael
Isaac
Francis
Patrick
Michael
Alfred

Favourites are Helena, Estelle, Isaac and Michael.

Champy87 · 10/06/2019 04:20

My favourites are below. Not over used but known names IMO.
Girls
Alyssa
Esther
Alexandria
Marianne
Elsa
Genevieve
Helena

Boys:
Alexander
Raphael
Elijah
Isaac

Just as an aside, Evangeline always gets a good reception on here but to me it sounds like a cream you put on your lady parts. I’m always torn as I hate putting people off names they love but for me this association (that I think is just in my head) is enough to put me off

Fulltimemummy85 · 10/06/2019 06:09

Elaina- ok, also like Elenor
Evelyn- lovely
Grace- common don't like
Luciana- like lucifer
Alyssa- dont like
Elizabeth- lovely, love Libby
Olivia- don't like it
Ariadne- love it
Emiliana- ok
Evangeline- like
Frances- nice
Esther- nice
Estelle- love
Alexandria- dont like alex for a girl
Dorothea- too old
Lillian- old fashioned
Marlena- dont like
Marianne- ok
Elsa- ok
Genevieve- love it
Helena- ok

Boys:

Edward- like
Alexander- love
Theodore- love
Calvin- bit 90's
Raphael- no
Finley- my fave
Elijah- don't like Eli
Isaac- ok
Francis- better for a girl
Patrick- ok
Michael- ok
Alfred- like

LittleKitty1985 · 10/06/2019 10:15

Girls:

General observation - wow you must love vowels! I think too many vowels makes a name open to mispronunciation (& you don't want to be constantly correcting people, it's v annoying!)

Elaina - too many vowels
Evelyn - gets mispronounced all the time
Grace - boring
Luciana - chavvy
Alyssa - too many vowel sounds
Elizabeth - boring
Olivia - boring
Ariadne - don't even know how to pronounce this??
Emiliana - WAY too many vowels
Evangeline - doesn't seem like a real name
Frances - ok, but people might think she's a boy
Esther - don't like it, old fashioned
Estelle - it's ok
Alexandria - why not just Alexandra?
Dorothea - why not just Dorothy?
Lillian - it's ok
Marlena - is this a real name?
Marianne - it's ok
Elsa - it's ok
Genevieve - don't like it
Helena - gets mispronounced

Boys:

Edward - like it, & teddy is a v cute nn
Alexander - love it, v popular tho
Theodore - don't like it, seems pretentious
Calvin - love it, simple, easy to pronounce and spell
Raphael - don't like it, would assume he was Italian
Finley - it's ok
Elijah - don't like it
Isaac - it's ok
Francis - too feminine
Patrick - like it
Michael - boring
Alfred - don't like it

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